Preventing Nerds’ Caio Borralho has given his two cents on the potential matchup between Conor McGregor and his teammate Carlos Prates.
Lately, rumors have circulated that Prates can be preventing McGregor on the White Home.
“The Infamous” is recreation to tackle any ranked welterweight contender. He claims that he’s already accepted a date and an opponent for his return bout and has repeatedly requested the UFC to ship him the contract.
Caio Borralho Reacts to Potential Conor McGregor vs. Carlos Prates matchup
After rumors surfaced that his teammate Prates might face Conor McGregor, Caio Borralho was tremendous excited concerning the potential matchup and instantly referred to as Prates.”The Pure” shared his response with MMA Junkie’s Mike Bohn:
“Bro, to be trustworthy with you, I didn’t have a clue about any of this. I promise you I noticed the poster at this time, and instantly I despatched a message to Carlos, however he hasn’t responded but. I mentioned, ‘What the f**ok. You’re gonna battle McGregor, brother? Bro, if that is true and also you didn’t inform me, I’m gonna fu***ng kill you!’ That’s what I informed him.”
Borralho added that if the bout does come to fruition, will probably be a “freaking good battle,” however to date, he doesn’t know whether it is really occurring.
“I’m in the identical spot as you guys. I hope from the underside of my coronary heart that this battle is gonna be true and so they cam battle, because it’s gonna be a freaking good battle, brother. So I’m ready on that, let’s see.”
If the battle does come to fruition, Borralho believes that his teammate has what it takes to beat the Irishman. Whereas giving his two cents on how the potential bout might play out, the 33-year-old, who can also be a fan of the Dubliner, added:
“I don’t suppose it’s a great battle for Conor McGregor as a result of they’re each southpaws, Carlos will kick him rather a lot within the calf, and he’s obtained larger knockout energy. I don’t suppose it’s a great battle for McGregor.
Take a look at Caio Borralho’s feedback beneath (10:36):
Carlos Prates, nevertheless, confirmed yesterday that the UFC brass has not reached out to him until now about preventing Conor McGregor. Though the Brazilian would like to battle the Irishman, for now, he has his crosshairs on Jack Della Maddalena and believes beating “JDM” might earn him a title shot.
Caio Borralho, however, will return to motion within the co-main occasion of UFC 326 towards Reinier de Ridder.
